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Alex Wagner

Editorial Director of News and Content for PhoneDog Media. Arsenal, beer, video games. Can be followed on Twitter at @alw. I participate in the Amazon Associates program, which means I may earn a commission from purchases made through affiliate links.

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Honor 10 GT now official with 8GB of RAM

The Honor 10 that debuted a few months ago is no slouch, offering an octa-core Kirin 970 processor and up to 6GB of RAM. However, Huawei felt the need to kick things up a notch. Huawei today...
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PlayStation Vue price increasing by $5

Looks like another streaming TV service is hiking its rates. Sony's PlayStation Vue is about to get more expensive. Sony says that starting July 24th — or the billing cycle after July 31st for...
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iOS 12 beta 3 now available from Apple

It's time once again for another iOS 12 beta. Apple today released iOS 12 beta 3 to developers. The update doesn't appear to be live to public beta testers quite yet, so you folkds in the Apple Beta...
Samsung Android Go

Samsung's Android Go phone leaks in hands-on photos

Days after we learned that Samsung may be prepping an Android Go device, photos of that handset have leaked out. The first thing that you'll notice about  Samsung's Android Go phone, which is rumored...
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Amazon Prime Day 2018 will be July 16th

Amazon Prime Day 2018 is nearly here. Amazon has revealed that Prime Day will happen on July 16th at 12:00 pm PT/3:00pm ET. Prime Day will actually be a day and a half this year, with deals running...
Samsung Galaxy S9

Some Samsung phones randomly texting user photos to contacts

If you've got a Samsung device, you may want to keep an eye on your carrier's logs of your messages, because a serious bug is causing some Samsung phones to send photos without any action from the...
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HTC laying off 1,500 employees

HTC is making another major move in its pursuit of profitability. HTC has announced that it's laying off 1,500 employees from its Taiwanese manufacturing group. As noted by Bloomberg's Samson Ellis,...
Samsung Galaxy Tab S4

Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 revealed in leaked images

There aren't many new Android tablets coming to market anymore, but Samsung is one company that still churning the devices out with any regularity, and it looks like we'll be getting a new model soon...
Essential Phone

Essential Phone gets July 2018 security update, new Android P beta release

Today's been a big day for software updates thanks to the release of Android P Beta 3 and the July 2018 security updates, and now Essential is making the day even better. Essential today released two...
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Google releases July 2018 Android security patches for Nexus and Pixel devices

Google today released a new Android P Beta 3 update, but even if you're not running the beta, Google's got some goodies for you. Google has unleashed the July 2018 Android security patches for Nexus...
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Xfinity Mobile setting new limits on cellular video resolution, mobile hotspot speeds

Xfinity Mobile is making some significant data-related changes to its service. Comcast is contacting Xfinity Mobile customers to say that it's tweaking video streaming over cellular and mobile...
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iOS 11.4.1 beta 5 update now available from Apple

Android users aren't the only ones with a new beta update to play with today. Apple has released iOS 11.4.1 beta 5 to developers and public testers. If you're a dev or just a regular user in the...
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Android P Beta 3 update released by Google

Google's beta testing of Android P continues today with a new beta release. Android P Beta 3 (Developer Preview 4) is now rolling out. This update is "very close" to what the final Android P release...
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Spotify Lite for Android wants to help you use less data

We've seen quite a few "Lite" versions of popular apps, including Facebook Lite, Messenger Lite, Twitter Lite, and Instagram Lite. Now we can add another name to that list. Spotify Lite for Android...
DirecTV Now

DirecTV Now raising plan prices by $5 per month

Heads up, DirecTV Now customers: Your monthly rate is about to go up. AT&T has announced that it's increasing the price of its DirecTV Now plans by $5 each. The change will go into effect...

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